Named by Armin Van Buuren as Trance’s hardest worker, we had the utmost pleasure of sitting down with Ben Nicky at Creamfields to talk marketing dance music, income streams and Focus. We also welcome video to the podcast for the first time!

So what are we 3 things you will learn in today’s Your Music Industry episode?

   1 - If Ben Nicky had £100 as a new artist to put into marketing, what he would do

   2 - What Ben Nicky second biggest income is and its not music sales, shows or publishing…

   3 - Ben’s thoughts on not messing opportunities up or overindulging in the partying lifestyle.

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